Chemistry and Biochemistry: Biochemistry B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Chemistry and Biochemistry: Biochemistry B.S. major from Cerritos College — i.e. exactly which Cerritos College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cerritos College → UC San Diego)
Calculus I
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Calculus Based Elementary Probability and Statistics
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 112S
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 225
Introduction to Differential Equations
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
Physics - Mechanics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Physics - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202
Physics - Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 203
Physics Laboratory - Mechanics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Physics Laboratory - Electricity and Magnetism
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202
Physics Laboratory-Modern Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 203
General Chemistry III
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112
Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 112 or CHEM 111
General Chemistry II
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
General Chemistry I
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111
Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 211 or CHEM 212
Organic Chemistry III: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Macromolecules
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 212 or CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 211 or CHEM 212
The Cell
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
Multicellular Life
Take at Cerritos College: BIOL 201 or BIOL 200
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.